Development opportunity

An excellent development site with outline consent for the demolition of the existing farm buildings and the erection of thirteen dwellings (ten open market and three affordable) located within the desirable rural village of Gilcrux.

Location
The site is located in the village of Gilcrux, 12.5 miles South West of Wigton and 5.7 miles North of Cockermouth.

Directions
Follow the A596, at the crossroads within Prospect turn left if travelling West or right if travelling East, continue into the village of Gilcrux, you will pass the Mason Arms on the left hand side, take the next road on the right and the site is situated on the left hand side. What3Words: coast.remainder.robes

Description
An excellent development site with the benefit of outline planning consent for the demolition of the existing farm buildings and erection of thirteen new dwellings (ten open market and three affordable). The site is shown edged red on the plan.The site is in a rural village location within 3 miles of the Lake District National Park; 5 miles of the market town of Cockermouth with a range of local facilities and 22 miles of the City of Carlisle with easy access to the M6 motorway and West Coast RailwayPlanning consent was granted on 4th June 2020 under Allerdale District Council Reference OUT/2019/0023. There is a S106 Agreement sitting alongside the consent for the affordable units. An application for all reserved matters shall be made no later than 3 years from the date of the outline permission. All available planning documents can be forwarded by H&H Land & Estates upon request.

Available by Separate Negotiation
The spacious farmhouse, benefitting from central heating and uPVC double glazing, and attached barns is available by separate negotiation to a buyer of the main site. Accommodation briefly comprises:Ground Floor – Utility Room, Dining Kitchen, Large Lounge, Inner Hall and Dining Room. First Floor – Three double and one single bedroom, bathroom, and storage cupboards. Outside - a garden area laid to lawn to the rear with mature trees and flower beds and vegetable plot with lean-to store. Ample parking on a gravelled drive and garden laid to lawn to the front. The attached stone barns have slate roof covering and extend to 11.00m x 4.75m and 9.05m x 4.70m.The farmhouse is scheduled in Band D for Council Tax payable to Allerdale Borough Council

Services
Mains water, sewerage and electricity are in close proximity to the site but prospective Buyers will need to make their own investigations. In the event that the development site and farmhouse are not sold together then it will be the responsibility of the Buyer on completion to disconnect all existing services to the development site from the retained farmhouse site. Where farmhouse services (domestic foul and clean drainage) cross into the development site from the farmhouse the Buyer will either provide new connections to the mains within the retained land or preserve the existing services with the appropriate rights of access for maintenance and repair being reserved over the development site.